Over the past few years, there hasn’t been a more dominant player in the New Jersey online scene than Yong ‘LuckySpewy1’ Kwon. He’s won a World Series of Poker bracelet, a pair of PokerStars New Jersey Championship of Online Poker titles, and a PokerStars New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker title and accumulated more… Continue reading USA RANKINGS: Yong ‘LuckySpewy1’ Kwon Maintains Grasp on #1 Spot

The world of online poker can be a blurry and mysterious one, as a player can garner a following and reputation without anyone actually knowing who that player is. ‘Isildur1‘ is and was the most well known case of that happening but when New Jersey online poker went live a few years ago, ‘mygame’, a… Continue reading Mike ‘Lav519’ Lavenburg Looking Forward to More Live Success

Mike Lavenburg (Lav519on PocketFives, pictured) is better known as myGAMEin the New Jersey online poker community. The Montville resident fell in love with poker after seeing it air on ESPN during the Moneymaker boom. With over $70,000 in tracked online cashes, some of his accomplishments include four wins in the WSOP.com $10,000 Guarantee, one being… Continue reading Heads-Up with New Jersey Poker Player Mike Lavenburg (Lav519)

The Garden State Super Series was in its second week in New Jersey on PartyPoker/Borgata Poker. Winning his second event in the GSSS was Scott Sblum2711 Blumstein, who took down Event #14 High, a $20,000 Guaranteed 6-Max, for $4,443. Last Wednesday, Blumstein won Event #5 which was also a $20,000 Guarantee, for $3,679.

In New Jersey this week, PartyPoker/Borgata Pokerran its $10,000 Nightly Guarantee. Sean Sisco (sisco on PocketFives) made two final tables this week in that tournament. On Monday, he finished in second place and then went on to win it on Wednesday for a total of $4,174.